ORIFICES Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

orifices

noun

plural of orifice

as in apertures

a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing the mouth is a bodily orifice

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Recent Examples of orifices The flies lay hundreds of eggs in the wounds, inflamed tissue, mucous membranes, and orifices of warm-blooded creatures. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 The unlucky nobleman Tullus was bitten by a fierce haemorrhois, causing blood to pour from his eyes, nose, ears, mouth, and other orifices and outlets. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 The experts say New World screwworms are different, as females tend to lay eggs in wounds or body orifices, such as the ears or nose. — Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 18 June 2026 The New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a parasitic fly that lays eggs in the open wounds and orifices of live animals, including humans. — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 After four seasons of love sausages, exploding body parts, and supes climbing into other people's orifices, this is set to be the finale of all finales. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Aligned along a single axis, these apertures create a perspective that evokes the assembly-line logic of the automotive industry.

— Sarah Belmont for ArtNews, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
Larger apertures gather more light, while monochrome cameras with filters help tease out subtle banding.

— Damian Peach, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026

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Chacarra was 4 under for his round after 11 holes, having started out in the halfway lead after completing a second-round 67 early Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Using wooden planks and sandbags, Long Beach City work crews earlier this month had patched up holes in the boardwalk’s wall created by the hurricanes, but the reinforcements did not hold.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026

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